Question about messed up reception during Countdown tonight.

[madfloridian]

We have Dish Network. During Countdown the picture kept pixilating, the audio kept breaking up. I switched to other channels, and all was fine. It did it pretty much the whole time on Countdown.

I then checked the next show after Countdown on Current, and it was fine. None of the picture or audio distortion.

Also, Countdown posts that Dish carries Countdown on 196. Well, not anymore. They moved it to 294 weeks ago. Yet the Countdown site still says 196.

Anyone else have the distorted picture and audio during Countdown tonight? We had it only there, nowhere else.

[Duckhunter935]

1. Yes nt

[rurallib]

2. we did last night and tonight - We attributed it to higher than normal winds

which we have had the last couple days.
Normally we have good reception, but high wind and heavy rain can make it sketchy or knock it out.
Didn't check other shows on Current.
ETA - we do have DISH

[madfloridian]

4. The show right after was clear no pixilating.

MSNBC, CBS...other channels fine.

It was only Countdown tonight. Did not get to watch it much last night, so don't know about that.

It was very odd.

[virgdem]

3. Yes

I experienced breakup of sound and picture last night (Thursday). I didn't watch earlier tonight, but will watch later on this evening to see if it happens again. No such problems on other Dish channels. I hope that Dish is not trying to interfere with the message.

[madfloridian]

6. We once suspected our cable company....

We got their attention when things only blacked out during liberal stuff like Olbermann on MSNBC.

Once our cable PBS had a great Moyers show listed and publicized. When that hour came there were cartoons. I called and got someone at Brighthouse who was agreeing it was odd. No resolution though that I knew of.

[lonestarnot]

5. Cox does something to the volume when Rachael is on here.

And they won't fucking pick up Current.

[tech5270]

7. My best guess, Sunspots

Even terrestrial transmissions have been interrupted over the last week or so.

[madfloridian]

8. Probably...

I'd rather think that than wonder why just one show. :shrug:

[rurallib]

9. I had recorded Jeopardy and watched it today - it was pixilated and garbled

that was @ 3 hours earlier.
Some channels have stronger signals than others. I know HBO and ESPN are among the strongest and those are always the last we lose. Local channels are the weakest due to the angle they come from - we always lose them first.